The President of the United States, Donald Trump, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine during a phone call between the two heads of state. This contact was the first conversation between Trump and Putin since July 4.
Putin, for his part, stated that Russia has no "hostile plans" against Europe, a declaration that comes in the context of international tensions related to the conflict in Ukraine.
The conversation between the two leaders focused on the meetings held over the weekend by White House envoys. Steve Witkoff, special envoy of the Trump administration, met in Moscow with Putin, while Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, was in Kyiv for meetings with Ukrainian authorities.
These diplomatic meetings represent the ongoing efforts of the Trump administration to mediate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, at a time when the conflict has been ongoing for more than two years.
